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tavernier

(12,406 posts)
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 11:53 AM Apr 25

Supreme Court tells us our votes no longer matter?

That’s pretty much what I’m hearing from several of them. If a former president works to overturn a legitimate election in our country, that’s no longer a crime? and there’s nothing in the constitution to prevent that?

Well, I guess that pretty much means Game Over.

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haele

(12,679 posts)
9. However, under a dictatorship, the dictator can disband the court at will
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 02:02 PM
Apr 25

Do they even think that far in advance?
Really?
The Federalist Society yahoos are woefully unwise. Or totally ignore history, thinking once they as authoritarians get power, the status quo means anything at all to whomever holds the ultimate power.
They all think they're going to be in charge of their private kingdoms, forgetting that even as they are hiding their long knife behind their back to make it to the top - to sit in "The Big Chair" - all their "friends" and "allies" (and some family members) are doing the very same thing.
'Good Faith', Laws and Contracts mean little to authoritarians. Laws and Contracts are for the little folk they have authority, and Good Faith goes out the window if it doesn't benefit the authoritarian.

Haele

Irish_Dem

(47,435 posts)
2. The basis of our democracy rests on free and fair elections.
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 11:55 AM
Apr 25

If that is done away with, then yes it is over.

SARose

(256 posts)
3. Impeached and convicted
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 12:14 PM
Apr 25

I keep reading Trump’s attorney responding to questions with this phrase.

Not an attorney but look how THAT turned out with Trump. I am probably wrong but I always thought impeachment of a President was a political act. Dunno.

I don’t understand why a President who committed criminal acts for personal gain while in office can have immunity?

The very idea that Clarence Thomas has not recused from this case makes me wonder if he is removed can the SC revisit cases he was involved with?

Thanks in advance.

MadameButterfly

(1,065 posts)
4. Based on questions we might get Amy Conan Barrett
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 01:50 PM
Apr 25

strangely enough. But that leaves 5-4 for immunity. They are voting the end of democracy. Do they undertand what it's like to be on the court of a dictatorship? They want conservative White power more than they want respect and freedom, and even the power they have acheived as highest court of the land who so far the president has had to listen to.

MadameButterfly

(1,065 posts)
5. I suppose if Trump gets immunity Biden is free to stay in office
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 01:52 PM
Apr 25

regardless of election results and do whatever he pleases.

No, I expect they'll slow walk it so immunity only takes hold when Biden is no longer president. They want this to apply to Trump only, as much as they pretend to refuse to be interested in the case at hand.

Kid Berwyn

(14,965 posts)
6. Bottom Line: Treason, Corruption and Criminality are only OK for Republicans.
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 01:55 PM
Apr 25

Democrats go to jail, pending ignored appeals, of course.

Johnny2X2X

(19,115 posts)
7. Can we at least wait to see how they rule?
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 01:57 PM
Apr 25

Granting the president immunity is ridiculus. They ask provacative questions all the time, but I still think this is going to be at worst a 7-2 ruling against immunity.

FHRRK

(500 posts)
8. Bull fucking shit!
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 01:58 PM
Apr 25

1. I think the assholes are just providing clues for the facists to use later.
2. They are just going to kick it back down to Circuit. Gets trump the short term delay he needs

They give immunity and all hell breaks loose.

On edit the bull fucking shit is for the Supremes, never should have been heard, see point two as to why they took it

BlueKota

(1,785 posts)
12. If they give Cheeto immunity then President Biden needs
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 02:45 PM
Apr 25

to use it within minutes of it being announced to put Cheeto, the SC 6, and all his enablers in an undisclosed lock up facility.

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